[Harp-L] Quick Last Dance With Mary Jane Question

[ian osborn]

I definitely play for the chicks... Less than any good guitarist but more
than the drummers hahaha LOL


On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 8:45 PM Michael Rubin <
michaelrubinharmonica at xxxxx> wrote:

> Why not play it on a C harp?
>
> Because this is a top forty song that features harmonica.
>
> If you do not play it as Petty's band does you will be heralded in
> harmonica circles. All the harmonica players will think you are a genius.
>
> The rest of the audience will wonder if there is something wrong with you.
>
> But, play it as Petty's band does and the harmonica players will complain
> that the guy in Petty's band is one step below Bob Dylan and spend a half
> an hour ragging on Dylan's playing.
>
> The rest of the audience will think you are a hero.
>
> It is your choice.  Be considered a genius by your peers or get to know
> that cute fan.
> Michael Rubin
> michaelrubinharmonica.com
>
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 8:53 AM, <jrumbaug at xxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Laurent Vigouroux suggested "play it on a C harp"
> >
> > though you can get the single notes needed for the song with a C in 4th
> > position, a diatonic harp in 3rd position has the advantage of nice
> "dirty
> > notes" when playing the signature lick as well as that 4,5,6 draw minor
> > chord.  3rd with a G is my local club's standard go to. BUT, when I am
> > feeling bored, I will take my F harp and play 5th position scales from
> the
> > bottom to the top of the harp.
> >
> > Jim Rumbaugh
> > The Harmonica club of Huntington, WV (HarmoniCollege starts Friday
> > March31)
> >
>